a href="http://adage.com/digital/article.php?article_id=133626"/a MySpace wants users to update their status while watching TV -- literally. While social networking addicts often watch TV and surf the Web simultaneously, the News Corp.-owned service has partnered with Yahoo and Intel to create a quot;MySpace Widget for TV,quot; which will allow users to interact with MySpace on a new generation of web-connected TVs. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/B0PixFZRtKF4pqonxahySFMx1Mc/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/B0PixFZRtKF4pqonxahySFMx1Mc/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/RMW3cujP7Mw" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/digital/article.php?article_id=133625"/aSAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) -- Microsoft has elbowed out the much larger competition to become the default search engine on Verizon Wireless handsets, ending a drawn-out battle to mine advertising revenue from what is expected to be the largest U.S. cellular subscriber base. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Z4gqlQuIrrsbiaxb6JXyF4Otjb4/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Z4gqlQuIrrsbiaxb6JXyF4Otjb4/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/pucL_iWWsvM" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/mediaworks/article.php?article_id=133620"/aWASHINGTON (AdAge.com) -- Consumers Union, the nonprofit organization behind Consumer Reports, is asking Congress and the White House to delay the digital-TV transition scheduled for Feb. 17, pointing to problems with the government coupon program and lack of consumer support as sufficient reasons for a delay. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/x0EhM8UEfP1LwhYIpjCaWFhEA20/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/x0EhM8UEfP1LwhYIpjCaWFhEA20/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/lpVdu8Yz6q8" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/mediaworks/article.php?article_id=133619"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/biggestloser010709.jpg?1231368386" width="255" height="191" alt="" /br //aMINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) -- New Year#039;s is a time for resolutions -- particularly regarding weight loss. Whether quot;The Biggest Loser#039;squot; viewers and contestants will keep their resolutions remains to be seen. But NBC, which is hoping to gain audience after losing viewers in 2008, was off to a good start Tuesday night. The seventh-season premiere of quot;Loserquot; packed on 41% more adults 18 to 49 than the show#039;s fall premiere, delivering a 4.5/11 rating and share, big enough to win a two-hour time slot from 8 to 10 p.m. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/R1qO37F8q2sL6DExkSSj4xuSJiU/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/R1qO37F8q2sL6DExkSSj4xuSJiU/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/VFmclZgbREU" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/songsforsoap/post.php?article_id=133616"/aThe recession finally hits home: GM has canceled production of 50 Cent#039;s Pontiac G8 truck. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/qM5tn8_Ihyhy11xgXjAoO_KnnOY/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/qM5tn8_Ihyhy11xgXjAoO_KnnOY/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/lxzAmBGCFt8" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/digital/article.php?article_id=133614"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/elderlycellphone010709thm.jpg?1231363011" width="180" height="135" alt="" /br //aSAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) -- Anyone who thinks grandma and grandpa are out of the loop when it comes to consumer electronics is in for a surprise. Fifty-, 60- and 70-somethings use many technologies at rates comparable to those among younger consumers, according to a study by the Consumer Electronics Association and TNS Compete of 3,135 adults in November 2008. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/WFveq7VbVrKMOZyApy2k1jXhT_4/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/WFveq7VbVrKMOZyApy2k1jXhT_4/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/lWNZp3dWlPU" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/mediaworks/article.php?article_id=133613"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/bachelor010709.jpg?1231357276" width="255" height="191" alt="" /br //aMINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) -- It was brawn over beauty in Monday#039;s Nielsen ratings race, as Fox#039;s Fiesta Bowl scored a first place 5.5/13 rating and share in the ad-centric adult 18-49 demographic, well above the 3.1/8 average for ABC#039;s season premiere of quot;The Bachelorquot; (3.1/7) and program premiere of quot;True Beautyquot; (3.1/8). (All data based on Nielsen fast affiliate ratings.) pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/1n9-uIyDSC8Qsa_YQRHb4Psyf-w/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/1n9-uIyDSC8Qsa_YQRHb4Psyf-w/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/M8NWSbLPuKI" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/adages/post.php?article_id=133612"/aAccording to The Onion, Apple can get its fans to buy just about anything. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/DOrZN0F4Rn7ze4LvDcEb_nuBoAc/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/DOrZN0F4Rn7ze4LvDcEb_nuBoAc/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/xDSo3Rnukhw" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/mediaworks/article.php?article_id=133610"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/cuomo010709.jpg?1231354381" width="180" height="135" alt="" /br //aThe legal battle surrounding Arbitron#039;s much-contested electronic radio measurement system in New York reached a truce today, as the company reached an agreement with the attorney general#039;s office. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/28ecuev7sRAW9BLkoAMWWA5qTFE/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/28ecuev7sRAW9BLkoAMWWA5qTFE/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/Er7zbo8DejM" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/bigtent/post.php?article_id=133608"/aMehri amp; Skalet#039;s quot;Madison Avenue Projectquot; promises to expose a quot;dramatic level of racial discrimination at executive levels in the American advertising industry in terms of pay and advancement.quot; pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/sw0FwdUawwM0sFzZnIfY92FrH0A/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/sw0FwdUawwM0sFzZnIfY92FrH0A/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/Jkhe0boexYA" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/digital/article.php?article_id=133607"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/kraft-iphoneapp010709.jpg?1231348722" width="255" height="191" alt="" /br //aSAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) -- In lieu of banner ads, advertisers increasingly are building mobile applications that provide contained brand experiences along with a usefulness that keeps users interacting with the brand. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/nNCyYMIngqcR9NaogXxUjkG6krc/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/nNCyYMIngqcR9NaogXxUjkG6krc/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/cs-mIcsJ2JQ" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/songsforsoap/post.php?article_id=133609"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/1-07-09-IggySwiftcover.jpg?1231349952" width="255" height="191" alt="" /br //aIggy Pop is selling insurance for Swiftcover in the UK. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/A8ncIFbvOoMW2q7TZ8SaPXDY18A/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/A8ncIFbvOoMW2q7TZ8SaPXDY18A/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/YYq_fH4fgu0" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/mediaworks/article.php?article_id=133602"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/moonves010709.jpg?1231345807" width="255" height="191" alt="" /br //aNEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves boldly predicted his company#039;s flagship network would be able to eke out increases in the cost of ad time sold during this year#039;s coming upfront sales season. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/p14KfnUAzKIZa3ki3iDBGID7_7o/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/p14KfnUAzKIZa3ki3iDBGID7_7o/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/zPQyGIxKPto" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/adages/post.php?article_id=133600"/aquot;I#039;m not going to cling to print if it drags the brand into the grave.quot; James Lileks, discussing his love of print AND progress.... pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/QC2qZKabqESDA7xli4_KiQJURRc/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/QC2qZKabqESDA7xli4_KiQJURRc/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/k4jz7KXm2n8" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/songsforsoap/post.php?article_id=133599"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/1-7-09-WKRadio.jpg?1231344640" width="180" height="135" alt="" /br //aOn Jan. 5, Wieden amp; Kennedy launched WK Radio as a way to quot;inspire creativity through provocative conversations, interviews and artistic expressions relating to arts, culture, media, and music,quot; according to the agency#039;s blog. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/X0jbK6bdFC952Gh-ELYVIYE-coU/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/X0jbK6bdFC952Gh-ELYVIYE-coU/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/rXL0m97e6OQ" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/bigtent/post.php?article_id=133598"/aThe Big Tent#039;s Tiffany R. Warren shifts from Arnold to Omnicom Group. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/vmvOxkQLXtRJZxRMN_ClrjsaQKE/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/vmvOxkQLXtRJZxRMN_ClrjsaQKE/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/dWgxZxe-1Zo" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/video/article.php?article_id=133597"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/3min010709.jpg?1231292491" width="180" height="135" alt="" /br //aNEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Mark Gambill, chief marketing officer of CDW, warned big marketers to resist the knee-jerk inclination to slash marketing budgets. In Manhattan to accept a top marketer award, Mr. Gambill offered his observations and advice for the coming year. CDW is the 34th-largest private corporation in the U.S. with $8.1 billion in annual sales. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/QTfiCV722qTJ1wgbMqWhXpoev1M/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/QTfiCV722qTJ1wgbMqWhXpoev1M/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/iYLJiDFRRvs" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/adages/post.php?article_id=133596"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/people-loseweight010609.jpg?1231282278" width="255" height="162" alt="" /br //aPeople magazine#039;s two-page spread features Alex Bogusky#039;s quot;9-Inch Dietquot; but fails to mention his agency represents fast-feeders including Burger King and Domino#039;s. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/JWMjwFec2hcomZL4E7TOsmYjWfk/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/JWMjwFec2hcomZL4E7TOsmYjWfk/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/tuSIw3BMnPw" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/hispanic/article.php?article_id=133595"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/azcarraga010609thm.jpg?1231284882" width="150" height="112" alt="" /br //aNEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Univision Communications and Grupo Televisa, the Mexican media giant that supplies most of the U.S. Spanish-language TV network#039;s highest-rated programming, went to trial today in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles after years of feuds and legal skirmishes. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ocybWk3FwkjZGIKlw2j6yQ8QHdA/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ocybWk3FwkjZGIKlw2j6yQ8QHdA/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/NJJCDwkDzf4" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/digital/article.php?article_id=133593"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/babycenter010609.jpg?1231283379" width="180" height="135" alt="" /br //aBATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- Johnson amp; Johnson#039;s BabyCenter.com is closing its online store today in an effort, the company says, to concentrate solely on digital media, including by going after more retail marketers as clients. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/TaZTCawvADgF067EF1Ruex1HUR4/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/TaZTCawvADgF067EF1Ruex1HUR4/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/SnR4ruARF3k" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/agencynews/article.php?article_id=133592"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/vitale010609.jpg?1231261749" width="255" height="191" alt="" /br //aNEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Domenico Vitale, who last month left his post as chief strategy officer at Lowe, New York, has launched a start-up agency called People Ideas amp; Culture. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/8wVkyE2xgNx420Um6C0ygG6YtDw/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/8wVkyE2xgNx420Um6C0ygG6YtDw/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/uIxET61HmME" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/mediaworks/article.php?article_id=133591"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/forbes010609thm.jpg?1231281393" width="180" height="135" alt="" /br //aNEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Forbes laid off 19 employees from its editorial operations today. The company cited the poor economic conditions for media in general as the cause of the layoffs, and just two months ago laid off 43 sales, marketing and administrative employees for the same reasons. Today#039;s job eliminations in each case coincided with the integration, at long last, of print and digital operations. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Xn-3oqMb2dUcDDNoDROZCcbixQU/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Xn-3oqMb2dUcDDNoDROZCcbixQU/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/0qFa3QYz0X0" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/digital/article.php?article_id=133590"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/itunes010609.jpg?1231279815" width="255" height="178" alt="" /br //aNEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- In a huge win for the major record labels, Apple said iTunes would offer songs for as little as 69 cents. Under a new three-tiered pricing structure, iTunes songs will cost 69 cents, 99 cents or $1.69. How much a song costs will be determined by its popularity, allowing labels to charge more for songs that are most sought-after at the time of purchase. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/S0f8Y330o4obVrU7M4yDtQY3VDQ/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/S0f8Y330o4obVrU7M4yDtQY3VDQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/CaNjG0W32js" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/globalideanetwork/post.php?article_id=133587"/aAustralia#039;s ad regulators have released a list of the ads that brought in the most consumer complaints in 2008. At its top was a spot from the tampon brand Kotex that featured an snimated beaver. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ugo3LgJWE1QsebpX_y6S0uHFlbk/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ugo3LgJWE1QsebpX_y6S0uHFlbk/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/oC1fc8rG1rw" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/agencynews/article.php?article_id=133586"img src="http://adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/edwardjones010609.jpg?1231265670" width="180" height="135" alt="" /br //aNEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- St. Louis-based brokerage Edward Jones amp; Co. has named independent Cramer-Krasselt, Chicago, its advertising agency of record, following a review. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/IgC2Uynm9izW1w11IIwDp_BRW8c/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/IgC2Uynm9izW1w11IIwDp_BRW8c/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/zZkRpuMyXiU" height="1" width="1"/

a href="http://adage.com/agencynews/article.php?article_id=133584"/aNEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Carmichael-Lynch CEO John Colasanti is leaving the Minneapolis ad agency after 15 years. He departs the Interpublic Group of Cos.-owned agency after a solid new-business run in the past year. pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/w6LNvZ3Oji3ifYC4QYIQ9_i3y8k/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/w6LNvZ3Oji3ifYC4QYIQ9_i3y8k/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/complete/~4/XRCq3r2lSe0" height="1" width="1"/